He added that the DEA should work with local pharmacies and law enforcement to make it easier for communities to host such "take-back" events, as a way to combat prescription drug abuse.

But several syracuse.com readers rejected the idea of more government involvement in their personal lives. Here's a sample:

From MS.RIVERMOUSE: I think the Senator is largely misinformed about his stats on where people get their addictive prescription drugs. A very large percentage are bought directly from those elderly who get them legally prescribed to themselves and in order to have enough money to get through the month because their social security is not enough.....THEY SELL THEIR MEDS!!! These people do not use drugs themselves. SO MAYBE THE ANSWER IS TO UP SOCIAL SECURITY TO AN AMOUNT THAT OUR ELDERLY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE ON WITHOUT SELLING THE MEDS THEY ACTUALLY NEED THEMSELVES! Instead of having to make a choice between FOOD,BILLS OR MEDS!
WAKE UP SENATOR!

From watcher44: You have to be kidding me??? Now you want to be in my medicine cabinet? I don't want you, The Federal Government, The State Government in my house. All that you so called political leaders have done is screw things up. If I ran my house, like Washington and Albany run our government, I would in a disastrous situation. STOP STOP STOP!!!

From ymf: Why not start by only dispensing a 5 day supply at a time? I have seen people come into the hospital having a 90 day supply.

From swflguy: A start would be to go back to not allowing prescription drugs to be advertised like candy on TV and elsewhere. The other day I saw a one minute ad for a drug that had about 3/4 of the ad being disclaimers about it's dangers. "Call your doctor if you have suicidal thoughts", yeah right.

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